.jpg) Oriental Roller | |
| Conservation status | Common |
|---|---|
| Classification | |
| US Breed Group | Flying |
| EE Breed Group | Tumbler and Highflyer |
| Notes | |
| The low carriage of the wings and high carriage of the tail are signatures of this breed. | |
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The Oriental Roller is a breed of fancy pigeon developed over many years of selective breeding. Oriental Rollers, along with all other varieties of domesticated pigeons, are descended from the rock pigeon (Columba livia).[1]
- ^ Levi, Wendell (1977). The Pigeon. Sumter, S.C.: Levi Publishing Co, Inc. ISBN 0-85390-013-2.